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Screamer · 20th June 2007, 08:02 PM

James
Some good thoughts there, alhtough it's an old topic. It depends a lot on where you live. I don't live in Maui, Tarifa, etc, but luckily I am able to sacrifice those <10 knots days and still get enough of my fix. (I say this having sailed (and abandoned) div2, longboards, formulas, for the past 15-20 years)
Btw, here is a fact often forgotten in this longboard vs shortboard debate (and there is a mini revival of the longboards for sure): An olympic lechner or similar div2 board will run circles around any longboard on any race course in very light winds. If I ever go back to light wind sailing, I'll go straight from my slalom board to Serenity or something similar.

20th June 2007, 08:02 PM	#2
Screamer Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 433	RE: Why I'm into longboards James Some good thoughts there, alhtough it's an old topic. It depends a lot on where you live. I don't live in Maui, Tarifa, etc, but luckily I am able to sacrifice those <10 knots days and still get enough of my fix. (I say this having sailed (and abandoned) div2, longboards, formulas, for the past 15-20 years) Btw, here is a fact often forgotten in this longboard vs shortboard debate (and there is a mini revival of the longboards for sure): An olympic lechner or similar div2 board will run circles around any longboard on any race course in very light winds. If I ever go back to light wind sailing, I'll go straight from my slalom board to Serenity or something similar.